Faheem Khan says his fight with Paul Cummings at Ashton Gate on Friday evening will be a good test for him.

The Exeter boxer is making the step up to super welterweight to take part in the fight, on the undercard to Ashley Lane’s Commonwealth Super Bantamweight title fight against Ghana’s Emmanuel Quartey.

Khan explained his reasoning for moving up a weight as being able to maintain his power.

He said: “Paul’s a journeyman, a strong journeyman and he always comes to win.

“He’s 6ft 2in and it’s a different weight class for me.

“I normally fight welterweight and this fight is super welterweight – in a lot of occasions in the past, I lost far too much weight and when you lose too much weight, you feel weaker to a certain extent.

“When you are heavier, you carry more energy, especially when it comes to physical sport or martial arts because it’s one of those things where you’re heavier, you’re stronger.

“I’m looking forward to performing – I’m on the undercard to a former world champion, who’ll be defending a title.

“It’s a big stage for me to fight on because I just signed up with Sanigar promotions and hopefully it will bring a lot of success to Exeter and myself.”

Khan is running a bus to Bristol for the fight, priced at £50 – those interested should call 07412 557 219.